status: add "Copy Leading Path to Clipboard"

Closes #436
Suggested-by: Ｖ字龍 <Vdragon.Taiwan@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: David Aguilar <davvid@gmail.com>

cola/widgets/status.py

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 from __future__ import division, absolute_import, unicode_literals
 import itertools
+import os
 
 from qtpy.QtCore import Qt
 from qtpy.QtCore import Signal
@@ -176,6 +177,11 @@ def __init__(self, parent=None):
             self.copy_relpath, hotkeys.CUT)
         self.copy_relpath_action.setIcon(icons.copy())
 
+        self.copy_leading_path_action = qtutils.add_action(
+            self, N_('Copy Leading Path to Clipboard'),
+            self.copy_leading_path)
+        self.copy_leading_path_action.setIcon(icons.copy())
+
         self.view_history_action = qtutils.add_action(
             self, N_('View History...'), self.view_history, hotkeys.HISTORY)
 
@@ -556,6 +562,8 @@ def _create_staged_context_menu(self, menu, s):
         menu.addSeparator()
         menu.addAction(self.copy_path_action)
         menu.addAction(self.copy_relpath_action)
+        menu.addAction(self.copy_leading_path_action)
+        menu.addSeparator()
         menu.addAction(self.view_history_action)
         menu.addAction(self.view_blame_action)
         return menu
@@ -572,6 +580,8 @@ def _create_staged_submodule_context_menu(self, menu, s):
 
         menu.addAction(self.copy_path_action)
         menu.addAction(self.copy_relpath_action)
+        menu.addAction(self.copy_leading_path_action)
+        menu.addSeparator()
         menu.addAction(self.view_history_action)
         return menu
 
@@ -624,6 +634,8 @@ def _create_unstaged_context_menu(self, menu, s):
         menu.addSeparator()
         menu.addAction(self.copy_path_action)
         menu.addAction(self.copy_relpath_action)
+        menu.addAction(self.copy_leading_path_action)
+        menu.addSeparator()
         if not selection.selection_model().is_empty():
             menu.addAction(self.view_history_action)
             menu.addAction(self.view_blame_action)
@@ -642,6 +654,8 @@ def _create_modified_submodule_context_menu(self, menu, s):
         menu.addSeparator()
         menu.addAction(self.copy_path_action)
         menu.addAction(self.copy_relpath_action)
+        menu.addAction(self.copy_leading_path_action)
+        menu.addSeparator()
         menu.addAction(self.view_history_action)
         return menu
 
@@ -878,6 +892,12 @@ def copy_relpath(self):
         """Copy a selected relative path to the clipboard"""
         self.copy_path(absolute=False)
 
+    def copy_leading_path(self):
+        """Copy the selected leading path to the clipboard"""
+        filename = selection.selection_model().filename()
+        dirname = os.path.dirname(filename)
+        qtutils.copy_path(dirname, absolute=False)
+
     def _item_filter(self, item):
         return not item.deleted and core.exists(item.path)
 

share/doc/git-cola/relnotes.rst

@@ -77,6 +77,10 @@ Usability, bells and whistles
 
   https://github.com/git-cola/git-cola/issues/530
 
+* The "Status" widget now has a "Copy Leading Path to Clipboard" action.
+
+  https://github.com/git-cola/git-cola/issues/436
+
 Fixes
 -----
 * `git dag` now prevents nodes from overlapping in more situations.